Zoolander: cast and crew

• Ben Stiller 36 at release Also in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Actors

40

Crew

7

Youngest at release

20 yearsNatalie Portman

Eldest at release

74 yearsJerry Stiller

• Nathan Lee Graham Todd 33 at release Also in Hitch (2005)
• Fred Durst Fred Durst 31 at release Also in Be Cool (2005)
• Ben Stiller Derek Zoolander 36 at release Also in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
• Owen Wilson Hansel 33 at release Also in Cars 2 (2011)
• Will Ferrell Mugatu 34 at release Also in The LEGO Movie (2014)
• Christine Taylor Matilda Jeffries 30 at release Also in Tropic Thunder (2008)
• Milla Jovovich Katinka 25 at release Also in Resident Evil 4: Afterlife (2010)
• Jerry Stiller † 2020 Maury Ballstein 74 at release Also in The lion king 1½ (2004)
• David Duchovny J.P. Prewitt 41 at release Also in The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

The whole cast 40

1. Nathan Lee Graham Todd
2. Fred Durst Fred Durst
3. Ben Stiller Derek Zoolander
4. Owen Wilson Hansel
5. Will Ferrell Mugatu
6. Christine Taylor Matilda Jeffries
7. Milla Jovovich Katinka
8. Jerry Stiller Maury Ballstein
9. David Duchovny J.P. Prewitt
10. Jon Voight Larry Zoolander
11. Judah Friedlander Scrappy Zoolander
12. Alexander Skarsgård Meekus
13. Donald Trump Donald Trump
14. Christian Slater Christian Slater
15. Tom Ford Tom Ford
16. Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Gooding Jr.
17. Natalie Portman Natalie Portman
18. Lenny Kravitz Lenny Kravitz
19. Gwen Stefani Gwen Stefani
20. Mark Ronson Mark Ronson
21. Paris Hilton Paris Hilton
22. David Bowie David Bowie
23. Garry Shandling Garry Shandling
24. Lukas Haas Lukas Haas
25. Justin Theroux Evil DJ
26. Amy Stiller Hansel's Posse
27. Jennifer Coolidge American Designer
28. Nora Dunn British Designer
29. Johann Urb Mugatu Bodyguard
30. Eric Winzeried Rico
31. James Marsden John Wilkes Booth
32. Patton Oswalt Monkey Photographer
33. Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard
34. Stephen Dorff Stephen Dorff
35. Anne Meara Protestor
36. Gavin Rossdale Gavin Rossdale
37. Winona Ryder Winona Ryder
38. Vince Vaughn Luke Zoolander
39. Donatella Versace Donatella Versace
40. Billy Zane Billy Zane

Production companies

Paramount Pictures

Who plays Todd in Zoolander?

Nathan Lee Graham plays Todd.

Who plays Fred Durst in Zoolander?

Fred Durst plays Fred Durst.

Who plays Derek Zoolander in Zoolander?

Ben Stiller plays Derek Zoolander.

Who plays Hansel in Zoolander?

Owen Wilson plays Hansel.

Who plays Mugatu in Zoolander?

Will Ferrell plays Mugatu.

Who plays Matilda Jeffries in Zoolander?

Christine Taylor plays Matilda Jeffries.

Who directed Zoolander?

Ben Stiller.

Who wrote Zoolander?

Ben Stiller and John Hamburg.

How many actors are in Zoolander?

40 actors are credited, and 7 people in the crew.

• Ben Stiller has also directed Owen Wilson in 2 films: Zoolander 2 (2016) and The Cable Guy (1996).

• Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller have worked together on 10 other films: Focker In-Law (2026), The First Monday In May (2016), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) and 7 more.

• Ben Stiller has also directed Amy Stiller in 5 films: Zoolander 2 (2016), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), Tropic Thunder (2008) and 2 more.

• Ben Stiller and Amy Stiller have worked together on one other film: Little Fockers (2010).

• Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell have worked together on 4 other films: Zoolander 2 (2016), The Internship (2013), Wedding Crashers (2005) and 1 more.

• Will Ferrell and Justin Theroux have worked together on 3 other films: Zoolander 2 (2016), Megamind (2010) and Strangers with Candy (2005).

• Amy Stiller and Christine Taylor have worked together on 2 other films: Zoolander 2 (2016) and Tropic Thunder (2008).

• Milla Jovovich and Johann Urb have worked together on 2 other films: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) and Resident Evil: Retribution (2012).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Owen Wilson (51), Donald Trump (50) and Natalie Portman (49).

• The cast’s average age at release is 37 (of the 39 actors whose birth date we know).